AN ISLAMIC studies tutor who raped a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her for five years as he taught her the Koran has been jailed for 19 years.

Mohammed Islam started molesting the girl when she was just nine years old in 2010 before the scale his heinous crimes escalated until he raped her and made her pregnant in July last year.

The 31-year-old teacher’s sickening attacks were only discovered after his victim delayed her abortion to prove he was the father.

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He was sentenced for 19 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court

Islam, from Bethnal Green, east London, accused his victim of initiating sex but on the first day of the trial he admitted to rape and sexual activity with a child.

Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how the perverted teacher had left the 14-year-old girl, from West London, “powerless to stop him” as he carried out the crimes.

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Islam taught Islamic Studies at a school

Robert Brown, prosecuting, told the court: “A profile was obtained that was identical to this defendant. The Crown say he was clearly the father of that foetus.”

The victim opted to delay her abortion in order to prove Islam was the father and, according to an impact statement from the girl’s father, the abuse has called “pain and distress” for the family.

The statement read: “What Mohammed has done to my daughter has broken me.

“In our religion she is no longer considered a virgin and is therefore unable or unlikely to get married to have a family.

“I am devastated. I am so angry.

“I only hope and pray for her that this abuse will not have a long term effect on her”.

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He alleged his victim instigated sex with him

These offences have had a devastating effect on a beautiful and brave young girl who I was fortunate enough to meet when she attended court

Judge Sarah Paneth

Judge Sarah Paneth dismissed Islam’s argument that a nine-year-old could have possibly “instigated any sexual activity” with him.

She added: “You were respected as a religious man teaching young children the Koran and while I fully accept that the community centre had no difficulties with you teaching children, what you did over a long period of time – five years – to this young child demonstrates to me that there is a significant risk of serious harm being caused by you to members of the public, as it is young children in this case, particularly young girls.

“These offences have had a devastating effect on a beautiful and brave young girl who I was fortunate enough to meet when she attended court.

“I hope that over time you will show greater empathy than you have for her position.

“You seem, both from the pre-sentence report and from what has been said, to be most concerned about the effect of all this on you.”

Judge Paneth then sentenced Islam to 19 years in jail and issued him an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and placed him on the sex offender’s register.